Liu Shan

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Liu Shan comes from Yanjing’s Willow Family. Her parents are Liu Lingxia and Su Hui, and Su Shu is her maternal aunt. The family operates a company and initially considers a marriage alliance while the business is experiencing difficulties 514 515.

Before becoming a cultivator, Liu Shan serves as a police captain. She is also an early viewer of Xiao Yu’s livestreams, remembering when he had only around a hundred followers and shared rented accommodation. Their early cooperation combines his divination with her access to police resources 16 33 525 918.

Her relationship with Xiao Yu eventually leads her to resign, relocate to Magic City, and cultivate under his guidance. After their marriage, she offers to become his assistant and handle their household; she later takes over much of the fortune-telling work at his shop 492 513 660.

Appearance

• Eyes: Large, sparkling eyes, described with mascara during an early livestream interaction 33.
• Hair: Long hair worn loose over her shoulders in a casual appearance 511.
• Complexion and build: Glowing, snow-like skin and a slender waist; He Ya compares her beauty to a fairy’s 511.
• Public recognition: Her appearance becomes recognizable enough that airline passengers identify a masked Xiao Yu through her 907.

Personality

Liu Shan is outspoken and confrontational when defending people she values. She sharply rebukes Zhu Tao for insulting Xiao Yu and attempts to physically intervene when he attacks. Her manner can be icy toward criminals or unwanted suitors, but Xiao Yu recognizes a much gentler side beneath it 60 61 586 889.

She pursues Xiao Yu with exceptional persistence. After initially being rejected, she sends flowers and confesses every day for a month, using pleading, tantrums, threats, and other pressure until he agrees to date her. Once married, she takes genuine pleasure in supporting him both at home and at work 492 660.

Her generosity toward Zhao Yan does not mean she never feels jealous. She openly acknowledges jealousy while accepting Zhao Yan into their relationship, yet reacts angrily when Xiao Yu jokingly interprets her praise of Zhao Yan as permission to pursue more women. She also insists that others respect the boundaries Xiao Yu establishes between discipleship and romance 690 740 831.

Abilities & Skills

Police Investigation and Coordination

Liu Shan contributes practical investigative work alongside Xiao Yu’s supernatural information.

• Directs a viewer to conceal her phone, keep a livestream running, and arrange a meeting with a suspected fugitive while local officers prepare an arrest 16.
• Analyzes how a suspected child trafficker could have approached a victim’s family and offers to obtain a photograph for further divination 33.
• Notices missing regulars and changes in posting behavior across Xiao Yu’s fan groups, raising the possibility of organized crime rather than an isolated scam 809.
• Uses a joint lock to restrain a hostile woman while Xiao Yu examines the Heavenly Mechanism Ring 647.

Cultivation and Spiritual Perception

Xiao Yu supplies Liu Shan with a suitable cultivation method, pills, and protective treasures 600 666.

• As a relatively inexperienced cultivator, she can secretly protect three women abroad and handle ordinary thugs 511.
• Senses an oppressive atmosphere in Xiang Family Village before its hidden secret realm is investigated 568.
• Circulates her power to amplify a quiet conversation aboard the Nancy 608.
• Detects spiritual energy around the Fortune-Telling Hall alongside Xiao Yu 645.
• Experiences unexplained uneasiness that Xiao Yu identifies as a possible warning concerning people close to her 850.

Treasure-Assisted Fortune-Telling

The Heavenly Mechanism Ring allows Liu Shan to perform fortune readings despite not possessing Xiao Yu’s independent divination ability 648 660.

• Becomes enthusiastic about reading fortunes after Xiao Yu lends her the ring 660.
• Takes over most routine consultations and associated problems at the Fortune-Telling Shop 660.
• Explains her knowledge to customers by saying that Master Xiao told her the information beforehand 660.
• Is later explicitly described as wearing the ring 679.

Sword Combat

Liu Shan uses the Flowing Cloud Sword, which Xiao Yu obtains to improve her ability to defend herself 659.

• Slices a car in half from more than ten meters away, frightening off kidnappers attempting to abduct her 664.
• Her access to the weapon is not uninterrupted: Xiao Yu later takes it into the Netherworld Small World and notes that he has not returned it afterward 708.

Gaming and Tactical Judgment

• Partners with Xiao Yu in social-deduction games, helping frame opponents and secure a late victory 581.
• Questions an invisible player about her ability’s duration, cooldown, and weaknesses before accepting an alliance in a virtual-reality battle royale 831.
• Receives the S-rank Curse skill for one battle-royale round. It can unconditionally kill one character but has only one use; this is a game ability, not a demonstrated cultivation technique 830 831.

Artistic Performance — Assisted

• Has a lovely singing voice and a small amount of piano knowledge 926.
• Appears to perform piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, and singing simultaneously during Wei Liwei’s marriage contest 926.
• The extraordinary display is chiefly Xiao Yu controlling her body, supported by his calculations, altered time perception, and illusion spell—not Liu Shan’s independent mastery 926.
• Reproduces portions of Along the River During the Qingming Festival and Preface to the Orchid Pavilion within ten minutes during that assisted performance 927.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Protective Jade — Blocks a criminal’s knife during a police mission and later stops a bullet aimed at her head in Japan 73 668.
• Evil-Repelling Talisman — Carried during the Fuyue Hotel investigation; Xiao Yu specifically reminds her to keep it with her 62.
• Flowing Cloud Sword — A gift from Xiao Yu capable of cutting targets at a distance. Liu Shan uses it against kidnappers, though Xiao Yu later takes it on his Netherworld expedition 659 664 708.
• Heavenly Mechanism Ring — Borrowed from Xiao Yu to perform fortune-telling and subsequently worn by her 660 679.
• Cultivation method and pills — Provided through Xiao Yu’s support, enabling her rapid advancement from an ordinary person to Core Formation 600 666.

Relationships

• Xiao Yu — Husband, cultivation guide, and business partner. She progresses from early livestream fan and police collaborator to girlfriend and wife. She asks him to call her “Shanshan” and initially claims “Ah Yu” as her exclusive nickname for him 33 492 513 660.
• Zhao Yan — Initially a romantic rival, later a close companion who shares a relationship with Xiao Yu. Liu Shan helps bring them together and discusses her wish for a child with Zhao Yan; the two subsequently describe their unusual harmony with affection 400 680 690 831.
• Liu Lingxia — Father. Angry that she disappears for months and marries without telling the family, but accepts Xiao Yu and apologizes to Zhou Nanfang for the abandoned marriage arrangement 515 518.
• Su Hui — Mother. Welcomes Xiao Yu, watches his livestream with the family, and playfully competes with Liu Shan for his attention during a later visit 514 525 910.
• Su Shu — Maternal aunt and frequent teasing partner. Despite their bickering, Su Shu prepares Liu Shan’s parents for Xiao Yu’s arrival and later strongly defends him against an insulting friend 513 514 526 601.
• Yun Yan — Su Shu’s husband, who gratefully credits Xiao Yu with introducing them 910.
• Zhu Tao — Former superior and persistent suitor whose father is the bureau chief. Liu Shan finds his pursuit oppressive; he eventually gives up, leaving her briefly wistful but mostly relieved 59 62 67.
• Tang Xiaoxiao — Friend who helps her approach Xiao Yu about the proposed fake-boyfriend arrangement. They later attend social events and play games together 400 581 714.
• Yin Xuan and Qi Qing — Close friends and former classmates. Initially recruited as honeymoon assistants, they later receive jobs at Liu Shan’s family company after Xiao Yu’s teleportation makes travel assistants unnecessary 588 590 603.
• Duan Rou — Neighbor whom Liu Shan helps introduce to Xiao Yu when she needs assistance; Liu Shan later accepts a thank-you dinner on his behalf 537 541.
• Qi Yunlin — A child Liu Shan helps look after, including taking her to a birthday party 678.
• Wei Liwei — Falls for Liu Shan after her assisted contest performance and insists on calling her “husband,” forcing Xiao Yu and Liu Shan to make a hurried departure 927 928.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Early Police Cooperation and Fuyue Hotel

Liu Shan first works with Xiao Yu through his livestream, arranging police action on his leads and helping investigate a child-trafficking case. She later visits his shop with Zhu Tao and privately asks him to examine strange incidents at Yanjing’s Fuyue Hotel 16 33 59 60.

At the hotel, she accompanies Xiao Yu into suite 513 and becomes drowsy. Unknown to her, Xiao Yu casts a spirit-gathering spell on her to attract a Vengeful Ghost, using her as bait while preparing protective jade around the room. After the investigation, Zhu Tao abandons his pursuit of her 62 63 67.

Courtship, Cultivation, and Marriage

Under pressure to marry a man from a comparable family, Liu Shan asks Xiao Yu to pose as her boyfriend. He refuses because of the complications it would create, leaving her angry 400.

The turning point comes during a hotel fire. Xiao Yu rescues her and a smoke-unconscious child on his flying sword; afterward, believing he is still inside, she rushes back toward the burning building. Their reunion is followed by her month-long courtship, his acceptance, and her move to Magic City to cultivate 491 492.

After reaching Foundation Establishment, she and Xiao Yu buy a furnished home. At her insistence, they obtain their marriage certificate while passing the Civil Affairs Bureau, without informing either her parents or the wider family beforehand. Their subsequent Yanjing visit exposes a conflicting proposal from Zhou Nanfang, but the Willow Family ultimately supports their marriage 513 514 518.

Married Life and Travels

Liu Shan comforts Xiao Yu when he recounts his painful relationship with Ding Ying. She accompanies him to Ding Ying’s grieving parents and later participates in confronting Song Shixi over the college pranks that helped destroy that relationship 544 545 548.

The couple travel internationally for roughly a year. During this period, Liu Shan becomes increasingly anxious about not conceiving, despite hospital examinations finding no problem. Her desire for a child later contributes to her involvement in bringing Zhao Yan into Xiao Yu’s intimate life 603 664 680.

She also develops a working role at the Fortune-Telling Shop through the Heavenly Mechanism Ring. Meanwhile, her marriage exposes her to danger: kidnappers attempt to seize her, a hidden shooter targets her in Japan, and Lanny and Beryl hire assassins to kill her 660 664 668 744.

Fan Disappearances and Public Backlash

Liu Shan’s policing experience helps her recognize suspicious disappearances and unusual messages in Xiao Yu’s fan communities. Later, leaked intimate photographs of Xiao Yu with her and Zhao Yan become part of a wider campaign accusing him of wrongdoing. Both women worry that the backlash could result in his being banned online 809 854.

Unresolved Memories and Identity

Xiao Yu learns of a connection between Liu Shan and Feng Xue but decides that he no longer wants to make them “become one.” The supplied account does not establish the full nature of that connection 835.

He later experiences a disturbing memory fragment in which he chooses between two women and stabs Liu Shan in the head. Liu Shan brings him back to his senses; he treats the fragment as a nightmare from a past life. It is not presented as her death in the current storyline 845.

Wei Liwei’s Marriage Contest

During a later Yanjing visit, Xiao Yu sends Liu Shan into Wei Liwei’s marriage contest to prevent the Yanjing Four Young Masters from winning her. Though embarrassed, Liu Shan trusts him and allows him to control her performance, overwhelming all four competitors 922 925 926 927.

Wei Liwei then insists that Liu Shan is her husband because she accepted her roses. After escaping with Xiao Yu, Liu Shan points out that the talents Wei Liwei admired were actually his 927 928.

Notable Quotes

“With this information, we can put our police resources to work!” 33

“Xiao Yu and I made a promise. We’re going to be immortal lovers for the rest of our lives, never to part!” 525

“Of course I’m jealous, but to me, that doesn’t matter at all.” 690